Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Hakeem Holmes is ready to return to FAMU for his master's. Photo Submitted by Samuel Barnes. Hakeem Holmes is an economist with the state Department of Agriculture, but at heart he is a farmer. It is in his blood. Holmes, his brother and his older sister grew up in Marianna, […]
Leon County Schools, water fountain. Photo Submitted by Jakeira Gilbert. Florida legislators are aiming to mandate cleaner water systems in public schools through a recently introduced bill in the Senate. The proposal, SB 66, was introduced by Senators Janet Cruz, Lauren Book and Annette Taddeo. SB-66 would require school districts in […]
Three Howard players have been suspended for their game against FAMU on Saturday. Robert Rimpson | The Famuan The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced today that it has suspended six men’s basketball players for their involvement in an altercation following Norfolk State’s win against Howard on Feb. 2. The suspensions include three […]
Photo courtesy of Daily Snark. FSU’s starting quarterback, Deondre Francois, has been dismissed from the football program, head coach Willie Taggart said in a statement released earlier today. Francois was kicked off the team after a video alleging domestic violence surfaced on Saturday and went viral. Taggart said in his […]
Ted Bundy being escorted while in handcuffs. Photo Courtesy Tallahassee Democrat. The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event on television. Many sports fans wake up eater to see which team will be victorious — and which commercials will be the talk of the country the following day. However, […]
Photo courtesy of FAMU PD. Florida A&M University’s Police Department aims to make sure that FAMU’s campus is as safe as possible. According to the most recently published Annual Security Report & Fire Safety Guide, located on the FAMU Department of Safety & Security website, the total number of crimes […]
DeSantis speaks at his press conference, giving lawmakers a March deadline to repeal the law prohibiting smokeable medical marijuana. Photo Courtesy of Willie J. Allen Jr., Tampa Bay Times. Major medical marijuana reform may be coming to Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he supported two Senate bills that would […]
The Rattlers came up short against North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan After losing in overtime at Morgan State on Monday, the FAMU women’s basketball team dropped its third game in a row on Saturday. North Carolina A&T’s 56-48 win at the Lawson Center left the […]
Senior center Isaiah Martin throwing down an alley-oop dunk against NC A&T on Feb.2. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan After back-to-back wins on the road in Baltimore, the Rattlers came back to Al Lawson to face the North Carolina A&T Aggies. Florida A&M not only ended the Aggies undefeated streak […]
Jackie Robinson’s family shared collections of portraits and news paper articles for the event. Photo Submitted by Marie Rattigan. Jackie Robinson was a dynamic, ground-breaking athlete and a civil rights leader. Seventy-two years ago, Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he took the field for the […]